Research and Development

Fanuc has announced a new analytics platform with Cisco, Rockwell Automation and Preferred Network - image courtesy of Fanuc.

Fanuc, Rockwell and Cisco combine to optimise CNCs and automation

A concept XS-1 suborbital spaceplace. Image courtesy of Boeing.

DARPA XS-1 spaceplane moves closer to flight

Jacobs wins $400m Nasa White Sands Test Facility contract

A rendering of a Breakthrough Starshot nanocraft. Image courtesy of Breakthrough Initiatives.

Breakthrough Starshot initiative aims to build interstellar probes

Siemens new, powerful aircraft electric motor. Image courtesy of Siemens

Airbus and Siemens join forces to develop hybrid electric planes

By 2020 and 2025, European OEM’s must reduce average fleet tailpipe emissions to below 95g of CO2/ km and then 75g of CO2/km.

Automotive light weighting: driving the revolution

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and US Navy unveiled its new self-driving ship Sea Hunter during a christening ceremony for the vessel last week - image courtesy of DARPA

DARPA and US Navy unveil autonomous Sea Hunter warship

Flux have launched three high performance affordable e-bike models including the Attack pictured here - image courtesy of Flux.

Flux Electric Bikes look to ‘Trump’ the e-bike market with mid-mounted motor

The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage sucessfully landed on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

SpaceX sticks first ocean landing during ISS launch

50 Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell power the new BeeZero car sharing programme by The Linde Group launching this summer in Munich - image courtesy of Hyundai

Hyundai and Linde launch BeeZero, the world’s first fuel cell car sharing service

Night vision technology made possible through the use of graphene could become common place on phones according to researchers at MIT - image courtesy of DFC

US Army awards Raytheon & DRS $56m to develop next-gen infrared night vision